The Brewers take advantage of a tough third inning from Pittsburgh’s pitching staff
Milwaukee was looking for a bounce-back game after losing the first two games of the series to the Pirates, with Bryse Wilson on the mound facing off against Josh Fleming for Pittsburgh. The first two innings were clean from both sides.
The Brewers were eventually able to get on the board and take advantage of a tough inning defensively by the Pirates. William Contreras hit an RBI single to bring home Sal Frelick. Willy Adames was then hit by a pitch to load the bases, and then Rhys Hoskins also was hit by a pitch to score a run. Blake Perkins followed that with a walk of his own, forcing another run as Milwaukee took a 3-0 lead after 2 1⁄2 frames.
He’s that dude@Wcontreras42 pic.twitter.com/jKUr9Z9jUI
— Milwaukee Brewers (@Brewers) April 24, 2024
Bryan Reynolds got the Pirates on the board when he hit a two-run home run in the bottom of the third to bring home Connor Joe. Milwaukee would get out of the inning with no further damage. Bryan Hudson came on in the middle of the fifth to relieve Wilson and pitched two clean innings.
Elvis Peguero came on for the seventh, Trevor Megill got the eighth, and Joel Payamps collected the save in the ninth despite a pair of errors, as Milwaukee collected a victory in the third game of the series after dropping the first two.
Contreras led the Brewers with three hits, while Frelick collected a pair. Perkins walked three times in the win. On the mound, Hudson, Peguero, Megill, and Payamps combined for 4 2⁄3 innings, allowing just one hit and one walk with five strikeouts.
THIS BULLPEN
4.2 IP | 1 H | 0 ER pic.twitter.com/a6PLSMSLbO
— Milwaukee Brewers (@Brewers) April 25, 2024
The final game of this four-game set is Thursday at 11:35 a.m. as Freddy Peralta faces off against Mitch Keller.